NBC Opening Ceremony Edit
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http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sportingscene/2012/07/olympics-opening-ceremony.html
The choreographer of a somber segment in the London Olympics opening ceremony said Saturday he's disappointed that NBC decided not to show it to an American audience. Spectators were asked to display photos of loved ones who could not be there during the segment. The music, a hymn called "Abide With Me," was described in the ceremony's program as an "honest expression of the fear of approaching death."
NBC producers did not air it, instead showing American viewers Ryan Seacrest's interview with swimmer Michael Phelps.
"I am disappointed," said Londoner Akram Khan, who choreographed and danced in the segment. "I am really sad that I couldn't show the work in America, and that really upsets me, because I don't think it's any more or less than the other pieces. It brings to mind the question ... that maybe it's too truthful."
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